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Road Town -Tortola, BVI
Fort Recovery Beach Front Villas,
 located on Tortola in the
British Virgin Islands (BVI), is a
 Caribbean seaside resort with spectacular island views,
a private beach, seaside dock and a fresh water swimming pool.
 Luxury one- to four-bedroom and penthouse villas are available.
 The two-bedroom villas are lovely seaside houses with superb views.

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  The British Virgin Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It consists of over 50 islands and cays located in the Caribbean, to the east of Jamaica. Originally part of the Dutch Empire, the Islands were acquired by England in 1672.

The Islands were named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula, who by legend had a following of 11,000 virgin maids.

History
Main article: History of the British Virgin Islands
The Islands were first settled by Arawak Indians from South America in around 100 BC. They settled the Islands until the 15th century when they were removed by the more aggressive Caribs, a tribe from the Lesser Antilles islands, after whom the Caribbean Sea is named.

In 1493, The Islands were sighted and named by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas. The Spanish Empire acquired the Islands in the early 16th century, mining copper on Virgin Gorda. The Dutch Empire established a permanent settlement on Tortola in 1648. In 1672, the English arrived in the region, and annexed the Islands, removing the Dutch populations from Tortola in 1672, and from Anegada and Virgin Gorda in 1680. The English introduced sugar cane to the Islands, which was to become the main crop, and source of foreign trade. Slaves were brought from Africa to work on the sugar cane plantations. The Islands prospered economically until the growth in the sugar beet crop in Europe and the United States significantly reduced sugar cane production.

In 1917, the United States purchased the Danish West Indies, renaming them the United States Virgin Islands. Subsequently, the British renamed the Islands as the British Virgin Islands. The Islands were administered from Jamaica, with an Administrator representing the British Government on the Islands. Separate overseas territory status was gained for the Islands in 1967. Since the 1960s, the Islands have diversified away from their traditionally agriculture based economy towards tourism and financial services, becoming one of the richest areas in the Caribbean.

Geography
Main article: Geography of the British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands comprise about 50 small Caribbean islands; around 16 are inhabited. They are located a few miles east of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The North Atlantic Ocean lies to the north of the islands, and the Caribbean Sea lies to the south.

The largest islands of the group are Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke. Road Town, the capital and largest town, is situated on Tortola.
Background:
First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were annexed in 1672 by the English. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
Location:
Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates:
18 30 N, 64 30 W
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total: 153 sq km
note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada
water: 0 sq km
land: 153 sq km
Area - comparative:
about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate:
subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
Terrain:
coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly
Nationality:
noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander
Ethnic groups:
black 83%, white, Indian, Asian and mixed
Religions:
Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2% (1991)
Languages:
English (official)
Currency:
US dollar (USD)
Currency code:
USD
Exchange rates:
the US dollar is used
Internet country code:
.vg

 

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